Portable turnout



H. BOUSHEAR 1,757,165 PORTABLE TURNOUT Filed Nov. 19 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet1- ha r Q Y N g May 6, 1930,

y 6, 1930. H. BOUSHEAR 1,757,165

, PORTABLE TURNOUT Filed Nov.'l9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1757227flozzsheal',

. I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES;

HENRY B U EA 01 FORT, WILLI MQNTA IQ, CANADA 7 POZRITABLETURNOUTApplication filed November-:19, 192s. seriar'u'o. 320,466.

pered to provide a'perfeot incline for travel of the wheels of a miningcar or train of cars on or off the same; to provide a turnout wh ch, bythe operation of slmple means,- byunskilled laborers will bodilymove thesame longitudinallyto desired positions on main track, as well as manyother desirable feathe understanding,- howeverith at the improve ment iscapable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showingofthe drawings nor to the precise construction dem scribed and,therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as donotaffect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereofasexpressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top 'planVi W of app mately one-half of avturnout construction 1n accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a tra nsverseseotional'v ew on approximately the line 3 .3 of Figure 1.

Figure t'is' a'longitudinal sectional view approximately on the line4-4, of Figure 1;.

Figure 5is a transverse sectional view ap proximatelyon tl1e line,5 -5of. Figure l. V

Figure 6 is a" sectional view approxnnately 5 0 on theline. 6-.6 of.Figure track and 2' the ties on which the rails are may be variouslylocated throughoutfthe titres of construction and arrangement of Theshoes may be off any desired com'para- 'tivelytcheap material, and havetheir upper J Figure 7 isa detail enlarged sectionalwiew on theline 75-7of Figure 1,

vReferring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designatestherails, of a main spiked. As bothendsof my improvement are similarlyconstructed, 1. have thought the inventioncan be best illustrated bydisclosing only one-half of the turnout. Inthisc-onneetion' I desirefitunderstood that the" arrangement of the wheels of the turnout, thatpermit of thetravel thereof over the main track to desired'positions, isonly arbitrarily shown by the drawings, as the said wheels length of'theimprovement and, of course, any desired number of pairsof wheels may beemployed. Y 7' Resting on the main rails 1, at desired spaced'inter-valsthere are the shoe members 3 of the improvement. The shoe members, atthe; ends of the turnout are, of course, of shorter length than thoseuponwl1ich-the double tracks of the turnoutarepositioned.

faces'grooved longitudinally throughout their lengths; In the groove ofthe shoes 3 there are receivedthe-depending side flanges 5 of thetransverse metal rail supporting plates or-ties 4: of, the'improvement.KeysQPref :erably in the nature of headed pins 6,-pass through theflanges 5 and through the shoes for effectively sustaining the ties orplates 4" on the shoes. By reference to the drawings" it will be seenthat the outer sides of the shoes have their top portions flush with thefaces of the metal ties andithat the'top portions of their inner sidesare in contact with the inner faces of the ties. Thus the shoes not onlysupport but brace and-reinforce the ties and reduce the cost ofmaintenance as a worn orbroken shoe may be cheaply and easily replaced.I

The turnout includes two pairs of rails which are indicated fordistinction by the numerals 7.7 andl8f8. The .outerrails 7 a and-8,:uijacent their ends are curved inward- 1y, as at 7 and 8respectively,.andmerge 71W into straight ends 9 and 10, and rest uponthe end ties or plates 4 of the improvement.

These straight ends 9 and 10, as disclosed by thedrawings, are arrangedin a line with the mam rails 1 and rest on said main rails. Se-

' cured to the ends of the rail portions 9 and 10 of the tracks of theturnout there are rail extensions 11l1. The securing means between therail extensions and the rail ends9 and 10 are preferably in the natureof fish plates 12 which are integrally formed on the inner ends of therail extensions 11,"and which are received in the fishing spaces of therail ends 9 and 10 and are bolteduor otherwise secured thereto by means13. By reference to Figure 2 of the drawings it will be seenthat therail extensions 11 have their upper faces gradually inclined or tapered,as at 14, so that the rail extensions merge into points. The bases ofthe rail extensions rest directly upon the heads of the main rails 1.Thetapered wheel elevating rail extensions 11 each, preferably,comprises an iron body or filler which'is shod by steel and thesemembers are held properly spaced by a spacer bar 15. The bar 15 isprovided at itsopposite ends with rightangled extensions 15 which aresecured by means of bolts 15 to the rail extensions 11. These bolts passthrough the rail extensions and have t. swiveled or otherwise'attachedto their outer ends, forks 50. Secured to opposite ends of the bars 15adjacent the rightangled' extensions 15 are chains 51 and these chainsare brought under the'main rails 1 and are hooked in the forks and serveto lock the rail exten sions 11 to the main railsln; o

' outer ends cut to correspond with the inner faces of the ends 9 and 10of the outer rails 7 and 8. The switch rail 18 isinfluenc'ed against theend 9 of the outer rail 7 by spring means,

the latter comprising a bolt 20 that passes through the web of theswitch rail 18 and through the web of the end 9 of the rail the saidbolt havingv screwedon its outer end a nut 21 which compresses a spring22 against the outer web of the rail end 9; A rod 23 is connected to thepoints of the switch rails 18 and 9 and is influenced by the spring 22for .60

holding the'point 19 open. This arrangement is true with respect to bothends of the turnout. On the tie l6, inward of the curved por-' tions'7and 8 of the outer rails '7 and 8 of the turnout there'are fixed curvedguard rails 52 and 53, respectively. I

v out is so raised. 7

As I have designated the widened and lengthened end ties by the numerals16 I will also designate the inner ties by the numeral 24.- All of themetal ties 4, l6 and 24, in the showing of the drawings areslottedlongitudinally and transversely and the metal bounded, by these slitsare" bent to provide clamps 25 which engagewith the base flanges andwebs of the rails of the turnout. The end of the ties may be bent,without being slotted to provide theouter clamps."

The metal ties are provided with spaced palrs of openings 26 for chains27 that are brought-under the main rails 1 and have keys 28 passedthrough certain of their links to contact with the outer faces of theties and thus lock the turnout on the main track. One end of the chainmay, if desired, be hung from the ties. r In the showing of the drawingsI have fixedly secured upon one side of the central metal tie of theturnout a pair of spaced upstanding lugs 30, and to theselugs there arepivoted arms 31, Eachof'the arms 31 has a depending outer end 32;'Journaled through suitable-bearing openings in the oppositely disposedarms 31 there isthe shaft 33 for the grooved or flanged wheels .34 oftheimprovement, the said wheelsresting on the rails of the ,maln track.Connecting the depending ends 32 of the arms 31 there is a shaft 35, and

loosely and centrally connected with this shaft there is a rod 36. Therod is directed toward one end ofth'e turnout; and it will be obviousthat a pull upon the vrod will swing the arms 31 so that the wheels34,serving as fulcrums will cause the turnoutto be raised and the turnoutasa whole will be moved to desired positions along the, main track, Ofcourse, the-securing means, comprising the ios chains 51 and 27, arereleasedibefore the turn-c I l/Vhen the chains are attached theturnoutis so balanced that a train of empty cars may 7 travel over one of thetracks thereof and a train of loaded cars may travel over the secondtrack thereof without causing the tilting of the turnout. i

A turnout constructed in accordance with my invention will reduce thetramming costs to the lowest possibleminimum. The device may be kept thesame distance from the working face of mines at all times by moving itforward after the several rounds of holes have been fired. f The turnoutpermits the driller to get back to the workingface at the earliestvpossible moment as the muckers are enabled to muck'much quicker becauseof the comparatively short tramming distance. The

turnout'eliminates the troublesome and costly system of pullingupswitches and crossings and movlng the same so asto reduce the trammlngdistance fiIlClll) also eliminates the employment of skilled 'trackmenas with the improvement they will not be required to lay switches andcrossings. The turnout can be readily moved either forwardly orbackwardly in a comparatively short length of time by the employment ofonly two hands, as the rod 36 may be connected with a pivotallysupported lever, one hand being required to operate the lever and thishand and the other may now employ bars for moving the turnout bodily onits wheels. The upkeep of the improvement is practically negligible andit increases the tonnage from the working face of the mine.

Having described the invention, I

turnout resting thereon, said turnout including rails comprising spacedtracks, switch members between the inner and outer rails at the ends ofthe turnout, tapered rail extensions fixed to the rails of the turnoutresting on the main track and removably secured thereto, transverse tiessupporting the rails of the turnout, rail engaging means carried by 7said ties for holding the rails thereon, each of said ties havlngflanged sldes, a grooved,

ment thereof on the main track, after the securing means for the turnoutis released.

In testimony whereof I affix my sl nature.

HENRY BoUsHhAR.

claim The combinatlon of a main track and a

